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Season 7 – Bonanza

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Ben Cartwright is the patriarch of an all-male Nevada ranching family. Set during and after the Civil War, "Bonanza" is the story of life on the family's thousand-acre spread, known as the Ponderosa, near Virginia City. Ben has his three sons, each with a different (and deceased) mother. Serious eldest son Adam hopes to follow in his father's footsteps; middle son Hoss is a gentle giant -- physically strong, but sometimes naive; and youngest son Little Joe is the most impetuous and romantic of the offspring.
Bonanza — Season 7

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William F. Claxton

Director

R. G. Springsteen

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William Witney

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Ralph Black

Director

Gerd Oswald

Director

Lorne Greene

Ben Cartwright

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 12, 1965 The Debt A con man's (Ford Rainey) children (Tommy Sands, Brooke Bundy) want to clear their family name by working for his victims. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 19, 1965 The Dilemma Ben refuses a robber's offer to return the loot in exchange for immunity from prosecution. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 26, 1965 The Brass Box A man (Ramon Navarro) who boasts about his ancestry possesses a legitimate land grant. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 3, 1965 The Other Son Hostility erupts between a mule-packer (Ed Begley) and his youngest son during the transport of explosives. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 10, 1965 The Lonely Runner A man (Gilbert Roland) loses his horse by court order, then is charged with murder when he fights to regain it. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 17, 1965 Devil on Her Shoulder A religious group accuses a woman (Ina Balin) of witchcraft and abandons her in the wilderness. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 24, 1965 Found Child The family tries to identify a girl, found clinging to a rag doll near the bodies of her murdered parents. Details Episode 8 Aired Oct 31, 1965 The Meredith Smith While on his deathbed, an old friend asks Ben to see to it that his estate be given to a certain relative. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 7, 1965 Mighty is the Word Cliff Rexford (Michael Witney) reveals that the Rev. Watson (Glenn Corbett) killed his brother in a gunfight. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 14, 1965 The Strange One A woman (Louise Sorel) is labeled a witch after her prediction about an illness comes true. Details Episode 11 Aired Nov 21, 1965 The Reluctant Rebel Hoss befriends a young boy (Tim Considine) hanging out with hoodlums because he is ashamed of his father. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 5, 1965 Five Sundowns to Sunup The Lassiters kidnap Little Joe and threaten to kill him unless Harry Lassiter is released from jail; guest Marie Windsor. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 12, 1965 A Natural Wizard Hoss releases a young boy (Eddie Hodges) caught in one of his stepfather's traps and brings him to the Ponderosa to live. Details Episode 14 Aired Dec 19, 1965 All Ye His Saints A boy (Clint Howard), seeking help for his wounded father, thinks a murderer (Leif Erickson) is God. Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 2, 1966 A Dublin Lad A man (Liam Sullivan) sentenced to hang for murder claims innocence; Little Joe begins to doubt his guilt. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 9, 1966 To Kill a Buffalo A starving, wounded Indian (Jose De Vega), rescued by the Cartwrights, remains hostile to white men and steals a horse. Details Episode 17 Aired Jan 16, 1966 Ride the Wind Ben invests in the Pony Express, suffering great losses from the attacks of Winnemucca (Richard Hale) and his Paiutes. Details Episode 18 Aired Jan 23, 1966 Ride the Wind The Paiutes intensify their attacks on the Pony Express and Little Joe barely escapes death while Hoss tends a way station. Details Episode 19 Aired Jan 30, 1966 Destiny's Child Two drifters (Dick Peabody, Walter Burke), one of whom is wanted for murder in Arizona, seek temporary work at the Ponderosa. Details Episode 20 Aired Feb 6, 1966 Peace Officer After rowdies accidentally kill the deputy, townsfolk hire Wes Dunn (Eric Fleming) to restore order in the sheriff's absence. Details Episode 21 Aired Feb 13, 1966 The Code A professional gunman (George Montgomery) sparks a fight with Little Joe. Details Episode 22 Aired Feb 20, 1966 Three Brides For Hoss Three women arrive after each receives pictures and letters with promises of marriage from Hoss. Details Episode 23 Aired Feb 27, 1966 The Emperor Norton The owner of a mining company tries to have a man committed after being accused of lacking safety devices. Details Episode 24 Aired Mar 6, 1966 Her Brother's Keeper Ben lends money to a neighbor who has no intention of repaying him. Details Episode 25 Aired Mar 20, 1966 The Trouble With Jamie Ben decides to make a man out of Jamie, the spoiled son of his cousin. Details Episode 26 Aired Mar 27, 1966 Shining in Spain An irresponsible adventurer's daughter takes refuge at the Ponderosa. Details Episode 27 Aired Apr 3, 1966 The Genius Hoss befriends a down-and-out drunk who is really a gifted poet. Details Episode 28 Aired Apr 10, 1966 The Unwritten Commandment A boy (Wayne Newton) gives up singing because of his father's scorn. Details Episode 29 Aired Apr 17, 1966 Big Shadows on the Land The Cartwrights get involved in a land dispute when a winemaker wants to put a vineyard on the Ponderosa. Details Episode 30 Aired Apr 24, 1966 The Fighters Hoss accepts a promoter's challenge to box an aging fighter (Michael Conrad) for $200. Details Episode 31 Aired May 1, 1966 Home From the Sea A man claiming to be Adam's shipmate arrives at the ranch as part of a plan to rob the Cartwrights. Details Episode 32 Aired May 8, 1966 The Last Mission Ben becomes a pawn in an army colonel's plot to destroy an Indian tribe that massacred his family. Details Episode 33 Aired May 15, 1966 A Dollar's Worth of Trouble A clairvoyant predicts a beautiful girl (Sally Kellerman) will fall for Hoss. Details

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Bonanza — Season 7

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Season Info

Director
William F. Claxton, R. G. Springsteen, William Witney, Ralph E. Black, Gerd Oswald
Executive Producer
James W. Lane
Screenwriter
William Blinn, Jo Pagano, Thomas Thompson, Don Mullaly, Suzanne Clauser, Robert L. Goodwin, Mort Thaw, William Douglas Lansford, William F. Leicester, Sidney Ellis, Paul Schneider, Stephen Lord, John Hawkins
Network
NBC
Rating
TV-G
Genre
Drama, Western
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 12, 1965
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